A monthly Forum sponsored by the Jefferson School of Population Health designed to impart cutting-edge information on population health, public health, quality and safety, and chronic disease management. Presented by regional thought leaders, the Forums provide a venue to discuss and explore the broad health policy issues affecting health care today. The Health Policy Forums are appropriate for Thomas Jefferson University students, faculty, and staff; health care professionals, administrators, and advocates; public policy analysts; and community health leaders.

Podcasts from 2009

Public Policy and Cardiovascular Disease: Making the Connection-2/11/2009, Timothy Gardner, MD

BeWell.com-The Value of Social Media in Health Communication-1/14/2009, Cheryl Heiks

The Public-Private Balance in Healthcare: Political and Economic Tipping Points-3/11/2009, Alan Lyles, ScD, MD

Podcasts from 2008

Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Education-12/10/2008, Christine Arenson, MD and Molly Rose, RN, PhD

Building a Comprehensive Health Database for Use in City-Wide Health Management System-01/09/2008, Jeffrey Brenner MD

Value-Based Purchasing and the CMS 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PRQI) -06/11/2008, Barbara J. Connors, DO, MPH

Assessing physician performance: challenges and opportunities-10/8/2008, Louis H. Diamond, MD

What language are you speaking? Why patient communication is a patient safety issue-9/10/2008, Mario Moussa, PhD, MBA

MedMining and Electronic Health Record Data-2/13/2008, James Peters MBA

The World of Healthcare/Pharma Blogging-04/09/2008, Ed Silverman

The Barker Hypothesis-05/14/2008, Steven Snyder MD

Women's Wellness Guide-11/5/2008, Leslie Stiles